Messi says farewell to his father in hometown Rosario

Lionel Messi said a private goodbye to his father, Jorge Messi, on Sunday, attending his funeral at El Prado cemetery in his hometown of Rosario, Euronews reports. Jorge was 68 and had served for years as his son's longtime agent, not just his father.

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